A Healer for Love

Set adrift, amidst a sea of loneliness,
Whence did this journey begin? ‘Twas not begun in solitude.
Yet, solitary I brave the billows of emotions,
Steeling myself against the tide of darkness and pain.
Love has become my cruel enemy, whom I once embraced.
The familiar grip of what once was pleasant has turned to anathema.

Ebbing and flowing through my heart
Are waves crashing against the tide of my soul.
Like razors they tear at my very core.
Oh deceitful love, why have you bitten me once again?
‘Tis good not to trust the heart to your clutches of anguish.

Will I ever trust my heart to your ruthless brutality again?
Deceived by the warmth you convey at the forefront,
Yet, gnashing teeth you hide behind a mask of beauty.

Screaming inside, no words can be formed to describe this internal woe,
Closing my ears won’t drown the screams of my heart.
Blinding my eyes will not banish the sight of the memories.

Trusting in another heart can capsize your life.
Though I try not to be enraptured,
Shall I ever escape from the fate of Love?
Will I dare brave the storms again?
Never learning, always reaching, the lifesaver is found-Hope.

Delsia Marie Hall